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Chinese President Xi Jinping announced his support for a global Olympic truce during the Paris Games on Monday.

A tornado struck the city of Guangzhou in southern China, killing five people and injuring 33, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday, citing local authorities. Plus, a heavy hailstorm lashed the city of Fuzhou in China’s southern Jiangxi province on Sunday, while the northern part of Hebei province was blanketed in snow over the weekend....

The losses have piled up for people in China’s Qingyuan, a city of about four million people in Guangdong province, which has been swamped by devastating floods.Since last Thursday, Guangdong has been battered by powerful storms, ushering in an earlier start to the province’s annual flooding season that normally begins in May.

China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday pledged a “new era” of partnership between the two countries during the Russian president’s two-day state visit.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting the Kharkiv region, as the country’s military urgently tries to defend it from Russia’s renewed push into the northeast region. As Crystal Goomansingh reports, the violent battles unfold as Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Chinese leader Xi Jinping, to reaffirm their alliance.

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk has met with a top government leader in Beijing, China, in pursuit of approval for his full self-driving software. Anne Gaviola has the details in Business Matters for Monday, April 29, 2024.

Chinese President Xi Jinping surprised many by giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a rare hug in front of cameras, symbolizing a “new era” of strategic partnership between the two nations.

German police have arrested an employee of an Alternative for Germany (AfD) European Parliament politician in the eastern German city of Dresden on suspicion of espionage for China, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.

Later this month, the talented girls of Port Moody’s Soccer Club’s U16 team will head to China. Jay Janower found out more about their trip.

Two Montreal-area men have been charged with conspiracy to illegally sell military equipment to for Libya. Both are former employees of the International Civil Aviation Organization office in downtown Montreal. One man has been arrested and there’s an international manhunt on for the other. Global’s Phil Carpenter reports.

You can now add dinner reservations to the multitude of things you can find on the black market. Tech Expert Mike Agerbo has more on that, and he explains why technology tensions are ramping up between the U-S and China.

An Associated Press investigation has found that the Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s despite publicly declaring to the world that it supported an open scientific inquiry. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for April 22, 2024.

As the U.S. and Japan vow to forge a global security partnership, China’s president is sending a message to the West after holding a high-profile meeting with a former Taiwanese leader on Wednesday. Nathaniel Dove has more.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has given his highly anticipated testimony for the first time at the foreign interference inquiry. David Akin explains what Trudeau says he knew and when about allegations of Chinese meddling; what CSIS told him; and why he chose not to take action.

CSIS director David Vigneault has testified at the foreign interference inquiry that the agency had intelligence before Canada’s 2019 election that China’s government attempted to funnel about $250,000 through a network, possibly to interfere in Canadian elections. Global News first reported on this activity in 2022, citing national security sources. As David Akin explains, the...

A new report from one of the world’s foremost computer companies says China has interfered in elections around the world – and they’re likely to do it again. Nathaniel has more on the report from Microsoft and its troubling findings.

China says it has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over U.S. subsidies for electric vehicles (EV), alleging that the U.S. formulated discriminatory policies for new energy vehicles in the name of responding to climate change. Kyle Benning has the details in Business Matters for Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

A United Nations resolution for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza has failed yet again. This one was penned by the United States – a first from a country that has blocked three previous resolutions. Reggie Cecchini reports on the latest failed push for peace as threats of another imminent Israeli offensive loom in Gaza.

YouTube unveils new rules in an effort to crackdown on deepfakes, and electric vehicles in China now come equipped with built-in drones. Digital Living Expert Mike Agerbo breaks down the week’s top tech stories.

A massive blast destroyed a restaurant in China’s northern Hebei province on Wednesday, killing at least 2 people and injuring 26, according to state media and authorities.